Eleven years ago, an important summary of the valorization of biomass (Tuck et al., Science 337:695–699, 2012,https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1218930) appeared. This milestone paper gave a new impulse to biomass research. The goal of the present work was to analyze by means of scientific literature statistics the main parameters of the evolution of thoughts, ideas, and results induced by this paper in a 10-year period following its publication (from August 2012 to August 2022).

This study presents a network-based analysis of an ongoing scientific oeuvre by examining co-authorship and citation networks constructed from the Web of Science database as of January 20, 2026 with focus on molecular chirality. By applying edge-weighted methods that account for parallel edges, the analysis captures repeated collaborative relationships and demonstrates the substantial role of large community formation in shaping sustained and continuing scientific activity.

In the present article, we illustrate and analyze the co-authorship network of Paul G. Mezey, focusing only on his collaborations on chirality-related papers. We consider scientific works from the Web of Science database as of 10 April 2024. Unlike previous studies on co-authorship networks, this network allows parallel edges, indicating multiple collaborations between the scientists involved. We also present a co-authorship network based on articles citing Mezey’s chirality-related papers (excluding self-citations), examining its main communities detected. Publications on the development of the theoretical and mathematical background of the new ideas on chirality are also considered.